Tales with Nicole

The Exorcism of Sofia Flores "This book contains graphic violence that may be disturbing to some readers. Readers discretion is advised." * I  received an advanced reader copy of this book from Indigo Books & Music Inc. in exchange for an honest review. #indigoemployee *    The Merciless II is the sequel to The Merciless. Reading this review will contain spoilers from the first book. Below is a link to my review of the first book, The Merciless.   The Merciless Sofia Flores might have survived the wrath of Brooklyn Stevens, but even months later that disturbing night still haunts her. Sofia wishes more than anything for a fresh start, where nobody knows about the horrible things that happened to her when her prayer is answered. Upon the request of her grandmother, Sofia is sent to a Catholic Boarding School. It isn't her first choice for a new start, but Sofia is grateful for this chance and is determined to make a new relationship w

Happy Earth Day 2016   The world has no trees, resulting in the oxygen levels becoming so low humanity almost suffered extinction. Now, forced to live under a protected dome due to the lack of air, you must to pay for the air you breathe. But not everyone can afford such luxuries. Bea is an Auxiliary who has always had to worry about not having enough money to pay for air, but her best friend Quinn is a Premium who has all the air he could ever need. When the pair decide to go out into go out exploring into the world, with only 3 days worth of oxygen in their tanks, they meet up with Alana, a revolutionary who is out to save the environment. Together Bea, Quinn, and Alana are about to discover a secret that could change their future, and also get them killed.     I remember reading somewhere that Sarah Crossan was inspired to write Breathe because humans cutting down all the trees and lack of oxygen is an actual fear she has. So when I heard of a YA book that is based on

In the past few days, spring and warm weather has finally come to Newfoundland (Canada) and it has me very excited to put together a Summer Reading List.    Next week I will be going back to my Friday review, but for this week, I wanted to share this list of my Top 3 Reads this Summer 2016.       Note: Clicking on the title will bring you to its goodreads page for a full description of the book .       1. The Vegas Diaries by Holly Madison           2. The Vacationers by Emma Straub           3. Great by Sara Benincasa                      

This book is the second in a series. Warning, the following review will contain spoilers from the first book, Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1).   Below are links to previous reviews I have done in The Lunar Chronicles Series:   Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1)   Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles #3.5)     The second Lunar Chronicles book bring more fairy tale characters into our cyborg lunar story. Scarlet is loosely based off Little Red Riding Hood, who is looking for her grandmother, with the help of a lunar solider, Wolf. As Scarlet and Wolf begin to piece together the reasons why Michelle Benoit might have been taken under the order of Queen Levana, more of the mystery that is Princess Selene comes to light. On the other side of the world, Cinder gains an alley in Captain Thorne, who is wanted for theft in several countries. He has a stolen spaceship hidden and the two try to stay under the radar as they watch Emperor Katio make a promise that puts the futu

Warning this book contains disturbing images as well as alcohol, drug use, sex references, and bad language.    The Outliers: Released 3 May 2016 * I  received an advanced reader copy of this book from Indigo Books & Music Inc. in exchange for an honest review. #indigoemployee *   Wylie's life is spiralling out of control. Being left desperately broken after the death of her mother, it doesn't help that she's also fighting with her off and on best friend, Cassie. Just when Wylie thinks her relationship with Cassie is over for good, she gets an alarming text: Please Wylie, I need your help. Upon Cassie's request, Wylie must put her trust in Jasper, the guy who just might have gotten Cassie involved in whatever trouble she's in. As Cassie sends them bits and pieces of information, clues via text, Wylie and Jasper begin to question how deep into this mess they can get before they become targets. "Don't call my mom or the police. These